APTV vs HUBB vs POWL Stock Comparison

Aptiv, Hubbell and Powell Industries Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
APTV Aptiv PLC
$43.62 -2.6% 1M -49.4% 1Y
Market cap
$9.24B
P/E
42.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.73B
Div. yield
–
Electrical Equipment Industrials
2 wins
HUBB Hubbell Inc
$459.62 -1.4% 1M +5.8% 1Y
Market cap
$23.00B
P/E
25.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.22B
Div. yield
–
Electrical Equipment Industrials
5 wins
POWL Powell Industries Inc
$157.07 -17.1% 1M +29.1% 1Y
Market cap
$5.88B
P/E
30.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.16B
Div. yield
0.00%
Electrical Equipment Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Hubbell leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Hubbell 5, Powell Industries 4, Aptiv 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAPTVHUBBPOWLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.24B $23.00B $5.88B HUBB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 42.0x 25.5x 30.8x HUBB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.9x 22.9x 30.4x APTV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.3% +10.6% +7.0% HUBB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.2% 14.5% 16.5% POWL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.6% 12.8% — HUBB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 3.3x — APTV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -49.4% +5.8% +29.1% POWL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -23.8%/yr +19.3%/yr +79.3%/yr POWL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.7% 32.2% 64.3% HUBB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 54/100 70/100 POWL

Percentile Scorecard

APTVHUBBPOWL

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAPTVHUBBPOWL
Valuation 96 #9 of 203 31 #140 of 203 43 #117 of 203
Growth 15 #159 of 187 67 #62 of 187 91 #18 of 187
Profitability 36 #118 of 185 89 #21 of 185 97 #6 of 185
Financial Health 34 #145 of 219 14 #189 of 219 75 #56 of 219
Shareholder Returns 98 #4 of 153 66 #52 of 153 45 #84 of 153
Overall 56 54 70
  • APTV ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • HUBB ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • POWL ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAPTVHUBBPOWLSPY
1 month -2.6%-1.4%-17.1% -0.8%
3 months -24.1%-7.7%-28.4% +3.5%
6 months -27.4%-17.2%-39.7% +7.0%
Year to date -42.7%+3.5%+47.8% +12.2%
1 year -49.4%+5.8%+29.1% +13.0%
3 years -49.3%+63.6%+535.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year -20.3%+17.8%+85.3% +23.1%
5 years -74.2%+141.1%+1,747.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year -23.8%+19.3%+79.3% +11.0%
10 years -32.1%+336.9%+1,215.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year -3.8%+15.9%+29.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAPTVHUBBPOWLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.7%32.2%64.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.4%34.5%67.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.161.222.50 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.110.180.45 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -76.0%-33.1%-55.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -50.8%-17.6%-51.2% -1.8%
52-week high $88.67$557.85$322.05 $779.14
52-week low $42.69$407.36$94.02 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAPTVHUBBPOWL
P/E now vs peer median 41.9xmedian 26.0x 27.0xmedian 26.0x 30.0xmedian 26.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.9x 3.9xmedian 1.9x 4.9xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.8xmedian 14.0x 19.6xmedian 14.0x 21.5xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.1xmedian 21.4x 26.9xmedian 21.4x 23.5xmedian 21.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 2.2x 6.2xmedian 2.2x 7.6xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -1.32median 1.26 2.04median 1.26 0.41median 1.26

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAPTVHUBBPOWL
Revenue $18.73B $6.22B $1.16B
Gross profit $3.68B $2.19B $348.18M
Operating income $995.00M $1.25B $227.67M
Net income $231.00M $907.10M $190.86M
Free cash flow $817.00M $901.40M $243.96M
R&D – – $14.98M
EPS (diluted) $1.04 $16.98 $5.21
Cash & equivalents $761.00M $378.60M $633.56M
Total debt $5.35B $11.71B –
Shares (diluted) 212.10M 53.10M 36.60M
Enterprise value $2.09B $20.91B $3.73B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAPTVHUBBPOWL
P/E 41.9x 27.0x 30.0x
P/FCF 11.1x 26.9x 23.5x
P/Operating cash flow 6.1x 22.7x 22.3x
P/S 0.5x 3.9x 4.9x
P/B 1.0x 6.2x 7.6x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 33.1x 7.6x
EV/EBITDA 6.8x 19.6x 21.5x
EV/EBIT 13.8x 23.3x 22.4x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 4.7x 4.4x
EV/FCF 16.7x 32.5x 20.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.2x 27.4x 19.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.32 2.04 0.41

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAPTVHUBBPOWL
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.3% 10.6% 7.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.0% 6.3% 21.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.6% 12.0% 11.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.4% 8.6% 39.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -43.3% 10.1% 8.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -15.8% 11.2% 74.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -77.6% 8.3% 8.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -38.3% 12.6% 73.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -77.7% 9.2% 8.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -31.9% 13.2% 72.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -36.6% 11.6% 153.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.8% 10.0% 25.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -52.9% 14.8% 201.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.0% 11.7% 25.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAPTVHUBBPOWL
Gross margin 19.6% 35.2% 30.1%
EBITDA margin 10.7% 24.0% 20.4%
Operating margin 5.3% 20.2% 19.7%
Pretax margin 4.1% 18.2% 21.2%
Net margin 1.2% 14.5% 16.5%
FCF margin 4.4% 14.5% 21.1%
Operating cash flow margin 7.9% 17.2% 22.1%
Return on equity 2.6% 23.6% 26.1%
Return on assets 1.1% 9.0% 14.8%
Return on invested capital 2.6% 12.8% –
Return on capital employed 5.3% 15.2% 34.0%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.6x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 6.4x 1.2x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.5% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAPTVHUBBPOWL
Debt / assets 29.8% 45.4% –
Debt / equity 0.6x 1.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 3.3x –
Debt / FCF 6.6x 6.0x –
Liabilities / assets 51.4% 66.9% 46.2%
Equity / assets 48.6% 33.1% 53.8%
Interest coverage 3.0x – –
Current ratio 2.0x 1.6x 2.0x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.9x 1.8x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.2x 1.0x
Altman Z-score 2.45 – 7.91

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAPTVHUBBPOWL
Dividend yield – 1.2% 0.2%
Net buyback yield 7.9% 0.8% –
Shareholder yield 7.9% 2.1% 0.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 6.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 5.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 1.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 1.8%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAPTVHUBBPOWL
Forward P/E 7.9xFY2026 22.9xFY2026 30.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.49FY2026 $20.07FY2026 $5.17FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -17.1%FY2026 +10.2%FY2026 +4.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +13.5% +21.9% +26.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.02BFY2026 $7.32BFY2026 $1.24BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -36.2%FY2026 +25.4%FY2026 +12.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.0% +9.8% +26.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAPTVHUBBPOWL
Held by institutions 98.6% 96.1% 75.0%
Institutions holding 659 1,014 581
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.2% -0.4% -4.3%
Institutions buying 330 511 318
Institutions selling 260 317 215
Buyers to sellers 1.27 1.61 1.48

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

APTVHUBBPOWL
APTV 1.00 0.20 0.27
HUBB 0.20 1.00 0.47
POWL 0.27 0.47 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, APTV, HUBB and POWL?

Hubbell (HUBB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Aptiv (APTV) $9.24B, Hubbell (HUBB) $23.00B, Powell Industries (POWL) $5.88B.

Which stock is cheaper, APTV, HUBB and POWL?

Hubbell (HUBB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Aptiv (APTV) 42.0x, Hubbell (HUBB) 25.5x, Powell Industries (POWL) 30.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Aptiv (APTV) is cheapest (Aptiv (APTV) 7.9x, Hubbell (HUBB) 22.9x, Powell Industries (POWL) 30.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Hubbell (HUBB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Aptiv (APTV) +5.3%, Hubbell (HUBB) +10.6%, Powell Industries (POWL) +7.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Powell Industries (POWL) has the highest net margin (Aptiv (APTV) 1.2%, Hubbell (HUBB) 14.5%, Powell Industries (POWL) 16.5%). On return on invested capital, Hubbell (HUBB) leads (Aptiv (APTV) 2.6%, Hubbell (HUBB) 12.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Powell Industries (POWL) returned the most: Aptiv (APTV) -49.4%, Hubbell (HUBB) +5.8%, Powell Industries (POWL) +29.1%. Over five years, Powell Industries (POWL) compounded fastest (Aptiv (APTV) -23.8%/yr, Hubbell (HUBB) +19.3%/yr, Powell Industries (POWL) +79.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Aptiv (APTV) 0.00%, Hubbell (HUBB) 0.00%, Powell Industries (POWL) 0.00%. Aptiv (APTV) and Hubbell (HUBB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hubbell (HUBB) has been the steadiest (Aptiv (APTV) 44.7%, Hubbell (HUBB) 32.2%, Powell Industries (POWL) 64.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, APTV, HUBB and POWL?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Hubbell (HUBB) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.